What was your relationship with your mother like?

KayRay1994 · 2023-11-28T19:03:06+00:00

I rarely talk to my mom much outside of every few weeks. We don’t have a particularly great relationship - there were a lot of threats, gaslighting and narcissistic behavior (and physical abuse till i hit 9-10), she was negligent when she needed to be present and overbearing when i needed space. I even went as far as opting to not have friends when i was younger because of how she got involved

Steakman1 · 2023-11-28T19:08:50+00:00

Yes I’m close with her
My mother has occasionally helped me with cleaning when I was really busy with work or school. But key word is “helped.” She didn’t do it for me.
Generally I never shared my problems with my mother or father unless I thought it was a serious health concern.
She would say she was proud of me and the other usual stuff normal parents say.
I grew up in a single father household. So generally my father handled any disciplinary action needed.
The only things I remember is that she taught me how to make a breakfast sandwich back when I didn’t know how to cook anything. And once I was old enough to drink legally, she taught me how to make coquito. I’m sure she did more than these things. But I just don’t remember them right now. My mother has lived in poverty pretty much since her and my father divorced. So she never really had money to take me to any special places. Though I do recall her and a guy she was dating at the time taking me to Disney World once.

Fun_Push7168 · 2023-11-28T19:21:21+00:00

We're closer since I've been an adult than as a child. I was the middle kid and automatic bad one. Since the baby boy became a drug addict and the oldest berates her as if she's a child we often have good discussions. She turns to me for help.
Very little. My brothers and I were most of the domestic labor force, she worked.
As a child I shared absolutely nothing. It was only a way to get in trouble. As an adult we've been on near therapist terms for each other at different points.
Didn't much matter.
This was mostly left to stepfathers, who were both abusive to me.
Sure. I was a bit of a child prodigy, we did her college homework together and the occasional mechanical/electrical/ science project, she was the smartest adult around and at least knew enough to tell if I was being dangerous. Otherwise, not really again until adulthood.

Mobrowncheeks · 2023-11-28T19:50:08+00:00

Aggressively biased, my mother is a saint, haven’t met a woman like her since. She’s sweet, kind, personable, engaging, pretty much anything people think motherhood is like. Both her and my father a red-pilled within the jargon though. They have been married over 30 years. I have a wonderful relationship with my mom.

As the oldest, I was responsible for most household chores growing up, I didn’t cook often though. She mostly did.

I didn’t vent to either of my parents. Natural born stoic I guess.

My mom mad birthdays and holidays, and pretty much general life special and sentimental, my dad taught me most things about the world, how to do things, about history etc.

Luciansleep · 2023-11-28T20:52:51+00:00

It was always kinda rough as she was strong headed and so was I.

However when she got brain cancer it hit her hard and the medication made her aggressive so for like 2-3 years. This made our relationship strain a lot more as she became borderline abusive. At one point my dad had almost left as she got really bad and told her off for her treatment of me.

We are a bit passed it but there are times when she will refuse my help when taking care of her.

Bikerbats · 2023-11-28T18:48:15+00:00

I'm curious where this is leading. How does this question apply to this sub in particular?

To answer your question, I really didn't have a mother. I did have one obviously, but she had problems and spent most of my youth in and out of state custody. It was just me and my father for most of it.

thisreallyisnotok · 2023-11-28T18:54:16+00:00

Yes.
She cooked meals for the family after I could cook for myself. She didn’t cook personal meals for me after a certain age. When I moved back in during lockdown, I did more cooking. She has OCD and cleans impulsively. I’m fairly neat but I have to hide my possessions from her or else they will become lost. Housekeepers always did laundry but she’d iron and sew. I prefer to do my own laundry because I’m picky about it
Both. More often mom bc of ease of access.
No difference.
I was fairly well behaved. But loss of privileges. And she would often defer to my dad as authority as judge and executioner but my dad often did not share my mom’s ill will toward me.
Not particularly but she did make me feel like a VIP when dealing with administrative stuff and would try to get me the best service/accomodations etc.

Dertross · 2023-11-28T20:22:19+00:00

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

Nope.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it

She tries to go grocery shopping for me, but that's probably because if she didn't do it she knows she wouldn't see me outside of the holidays despite me living ~45 minutes away.

f you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

Neither.

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?
How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?
Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

These all melt together in a general feel of "it's ok" sentiment.

This wasn't a very subtle "you must have mommy issues if you're redpill". Funnily enough is the only "you are only redpill because-" assumptions about me that tend to be accurate are the shallow looks based ones.

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Lovers691 · 2023-11-28T18:59:25+00:00

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

I've rarely talk to her about life or life problems and aside from church we didn't do any activities together, although this might just be due to her weight.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it (cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, shopping chores, etc.). Obviously I'm not talking about a mother feeding her 2 year old.

I went to boarding school for a good chunk of my life, so I did most that stuff myself but she did cook and shop for me until I went to college.

If you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

Neither of them, I mostly keep it to myself and on rare occasions tell my sister.

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

She told me I made I proud whenever I got any academic achievement.

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

Corporal punishment mostly

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

She taught me how to cook my ethnic food and the first time we went to the zoo together, she also taught me how to shave.

That being said I have a fairly good relationship with my mom and love her.

Wattehfok · 2023-11-28T19:06:22+00:00

I have a good relationship with her. I’m seeing her this weekend.

Mum didn’t do my chores - she taught me how to do them myself and let me get on with it. She worked part time when I was little and went back to full time work when I was around 8. As a result, I had to learn how to take care of my own shit to keep the household running. I was doing the dishes and cleaning the house at 8, my own washing and ironing at 12, and cooking family meals at 14. Ditto my younger sister (though I’m a better cook 😁). It’s something I’m very grateful for.

By the time I was a teen, my dad was a bigger influence on me - and I’d be more likely to go to him with problems; but if I was just plain sad, I’d probably go to her (or just bottle it up. Hooray nascent toxic masculinity).

I honestly don’t recall the specifics of punishment or praise - which probably means she got the balance about right. That said, I think she feels bad that she used to use corporal punishment.

MikeArrow · 2023-11-28T19:27:50+00:00

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

I've never been close with her. She was your classic controlling, overly strict mother and nothing I did was ever good enough for her standards. I was always walking on eggshells at my house because no matter what I did, I would be afraid of doing it wrong and getting into trouble. For most of my childhood and teenage years I retreated into my room where I could read my books and play my games and disengage from the stress and anxiety of being around her.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it (cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, shopping chores, etc.). Obviously I'm not talking about a mother feeding her 2 year old.

She usually loaded the washing machine and I would hang the clothes out on the line. I helped with the cooking and cleaning, but often I was just standing on the sidelines listening to her rant about whatever was bothering her that day. Just a sponge to absorb all the hateful negativity that poured out of her constantly.

If you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

I learned early on to never talk to her about my problems because she would just talk over me or belittle my issues "why don't you just...?". She was never a source of comfort and I didn't trust her to be open with my emotions, I was always 'in character' and masking my discomfort by pretending to be the dutiful son.

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

Overly effusive fake praise, to the point of being cloying and saccharine.

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

I was the worst son ever, she couldn't believe I was so bad, I was a loser, I was going to grow up to be a toilet cleaner, etc etc.

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

She took me skiing every year. I have mostly good memories from that, even though twice we had to leave the trip early because she got into a fight with her boyfriend who had tagged along (two different guys).

Barely-moral · 2023-11-28T19:37:52+00:00

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

I am not close to my mother under that definition.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it (cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, shopping chores, etc.). Obviously I'm not talking about a mother feeding her 2 year old.

She did the cooking. I took care of every mess I made since I became able to do the chore without causing a bigger mess.

If you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

Neither. I learned from early on that if I am upset it is my issue to solve.

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

Words of affirmation.

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

Used my father as a threat. He executed on said threat.

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

I learned from her and from my father the kind of relationship that last in time. The only lesson that matters.

meisterkraus · 2023-11-28T19:51:01+00:00

In general it was fine and still is. The only complaint I have was she was quick to point out negatives and slow to point out positive.

webernicke · 2023-11-28T20:17:51+00:00

My mother died when I was young. A lot of my dysfunction flows directly from that. For my surrogate mother (my grandmother) it went/goes like this:

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

No.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it (cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, shopping chores, etc.). Obviously I'm not talking about a mother feeding her 2 year old.

Minimal. Cooking mostly, but I was taught to clean up after myself, do my own laundry and chores (although Grandma hates how I iron to this day and will sometimes do it out of pure frustration.) I was also reluctant to ask for things (due to the dead mother thing) and habitually tried to get around to places on foot/via public transport, so asking to be driven places was rare.

If you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

I never shared my feelings with anybody willingly. Also, my father was absent.

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

Neutral. She wasn't particularly doting.

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

She usually would get annoyed, might slap me upside the head, although I was a goodie-two shoes that rarely got into any trouble. One time, she cried when she suspected I might be doing drugs after school. (I wasn't. I was such a dork that I was hanging out by myself at the bookstore.)

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

I remember my grandmother telling me that she was proud of me exactly once...when I graduated highschool.

throaway2s1fsfsf4 · 2023-11-28T20:24:53+00:00

Are or were you close with her

Yes

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it

She always did absolutely everything, way past what someone would consider normal

If you were upset by something in life did you share it with her or your father or both?

Her or I kept it to myself

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

Praise

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

I was never bad, just your typical asocial / NEET / shut-in

She was concerned, but I easily reassured her pretending I was happy since I knew this is all she was truly concerned about

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

She helped me build a computer which was pretty cool

Capital-Literature-9 · 2023-11-28T21:49:21+00:00

I feel like this is the kind of question people try to psychoanalyse someone over.

But my relationship with my mother is great. Wasn't particularly close when I was wee, not someone I confided in much during my teens, but have grown closer the older I've gotten. She did a lot for me I was too young to understand or appreciate, she was a hero.

Hatefuleight-36 · 2023-11-28T23:01:06+00:00

Ohhhh yeah this is gonna be a hell of a thread lmao, my relationship with my mother to say the least is errr...complex, there's a lot of background stuff with my father kinda running out on us and her going through a bunch of trauma and having tons of mental issues and sometimes parentalizing me and my older brother/levying unfair expectations on me to this day that I'd love to vent about but because this is reddit and I'd like to stay mostly anonymous I'll stick to the questions asked.

Super close with her even now, in a kind of measured way I suppose. It's kind of impossible not to be since I still live with her but she raised me, we joke around a lot and talk casually, she sometimes sends me boomer facebook memes and skits that I either find laughably unfunny or actually somewhat funny in a weird twisted way and it works for us.
Still does a lot for me but its evened out a lot more, she does have this thing where she always complains about doing stuff for you even though when you offer to do it she will force you out and do it herself which I find annoying as fuck. She especially likes to act like this when she's in a bad mood in general and will whine about me or my sister being lazy even though I've made an effort to teach myself house skills that she's only rarely gone over with me and yeah I don't do nearly as much as her but sometimes it'd be nice to not have some animosity around it all.
Ehhhh, I used to when I was younger but I kind of don't do that very much anymore. I've recently realized that in a weird way my mother kind of idolizes me as this "golden child" and so she acts like the world is cracking apart whenever I express a level of stress around schoolwork or worry about my future beyond a certain measure, she is still definitely supportive though and I know I can trust her in coming out about certain feelings...but relationship struggles I don't think I'll ever talk to her about for reasons I'll elaborate on further later.
Very good, she praises me very constantly when I do, like, mildly impressive things and as I said earlier she definitely has golden child syndrome with me and has explicitly told me multiple times before that she views me as "special" amongst my siblings which does make me feel good but also sometimes makes me anxious. This is also a double edged sword though as it feels like every time I do something impressive it will come with some stupid caveat or expectation to do more, like "oh you're so smart son but if only you weren't always on your phone", or for a more recent example, I recently got into a pretty prestigious university law course in my country and when we went to the school's graduation ceremony to scope it out, she instantly saw the seniors getting an academic award and was like "you'll be getting that award" and it's worded as more of a demand than a request. She has done this almost without fail every time we ever witness someone being presented with an award at a graduation of any kind to the point it almost feels like a tired trope and I honestly kind of dread hearing it.
Very badly, lol. I tread very lightly not to piss her off but when she does get mad she can get extremely extremely mad, I think I shared this story to a few people before but during my horny teen years she had caught me watching porn a few times and the punishments for these every time were pretty extreme lol. I will admit I was definitely a huge degenerate and I do think I was at some point getting into the territory of extreme porn addiction but this was not helped at all by her beating me extremely hard and making me cry in front of my younger sister, threatening to cut off my cock, telling me I was a pedophile and a danger to my sister and cousin (who were I believe 9-12 and 6-9 years old when this all happened? It was a decent while since the last time honestly), getting extremely fervently mad at me and checking my phone at the slightest suspicion that I was potentially watching porn behind her back (this had gotten to the point where she was looking through Youtube history despite the fact that YouTube does not allow porn and would berate me for being a porn addict if she ever saw a mildly suggestive thumbnail or something like that, it was all pretty crazy). These are pretty much the most extreme cases of her behavior towards me for doing "wrong" in her eyes and other than that I have mostly had mild punishments from her, maybe occasionally being yelled at if I made bad grades or spanked when I was way too young to remember for pissing on the floor, but nothing major beyond that.
Yeah my mom was redpilled as fuck lol she was saying some of the shit you guys have been spouting off about like its some new wave of knowledge since I was like 14 talking about how you have to up your value and be super career oriented so women like you later in life when you're successful and all that (which honestly I do think is something of a cope now but it holds truth in some ways).

So yeah, that's pretty much it, how's your relationship with your mom OP?

Gloomy_Attitude4196 · 2023-11-28T23:06:41+00:00

She's practically a stranger to me
She occasionally made dinner and cleaned around the house but thats the extent of it. My siblings and I were essentially bribed by our dad do the chores because my mom was too depressed to ever do anything.
I learned from a young age not to to bother her with anything so I mostly asked my older sister and brother for advice. Dad was too busy working 60 hour weeks.
Nope, no "you're a good boy" or "I'm so proud of you". Those mainly came from my dad and my grandma who moved in to take care of us kids.
I dont remember what happened but she once told me she regretted ever giving birth to me and my sister and I stopped talking to her for years.
Not with her.

All in all, I could say I essentially don't have a mother but I think my grandma was decent at being a mother figure and I have a great relationship with her.

Bouldershoulders12 · 2023-11-28T23:21:24+00:00

Amazing mother. Works full time, handles all domestic duties and was always on the same page as my father so they thrived .

Her mindset is old school and I’m a first generation American. Mom was your tradition virgin married to my dad in her early 20s so she always instilled certain qualities I should look for in a woman and she actually gave me some red pill advice growing up to be wary of women 😂

SlowEffective8146 · 2023-11-28T23:24:19+00:00

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

Not really, my mom is overly critical of anything I do or any of the women I date so I just avoid talking about it with her.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it (cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, shopping chores, etc.). Obviously I'm not talking about a mother feeding her 2 year old.

Pretty much just laundry, everything else I started doing on my own around 12-13, driving at 15 of course, and shopping once I got my 1st job around 15.

If you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

I kept it to myself unless she pried

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

When I was very young she would reward me with money, this stopped around 9 or so

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

Usually time out or being grounded (sent to my room)

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

Honestly not really, I don't have a lot of good memories with my mother. She was a parent in the sense that she did take care of me but overall she was emotionally neglectful.

philseven12 · 2023-11-29T10:23:07+00:00

in childhood and teenage years it was very troubled. but in my 30s me and mom worked everything out and im glad to have repaired the relationship with her.

MistyMaisel · 2023-11-29T13:07:48+00:00

Mothers play a pivotal role in building and ruining a man, thats for sure. But whats more important is role of a father. He is the mentor or guide which turns a boy into a man

Redpill as a community takes role of guide with sexual success as focal point

CraftyCooler · 2023-11-30T15:16:52+00:00

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

Not really - my parents have been spending most of their time working. We've seen each other briefly at 8-9PM.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it (cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, shopping chores, etc.). Obviously I'm not talking about a mother feeding her 2 year old.

Not that much - when i was like 10 I was doing my breakfast by myself and i was eating mainly some microwaved food. When i was 15 I've left to school with dorm so i was at home only during the weekends.

If you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

I wasn't really upset too much tbh. I was pretty independent so I've had quite a lot friends to share stuff with them. Besides my parents were really old-fashioned so their opinions were quite... strange and not really helpful lol.

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

She was proud, but I was pretty smart child - I've learned how to read by myself at age of 4, i was pretty good at chess at 5, I was getting top grades without any effort so it was pretty much the normal that I excel in school - not really praised.

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

I wasn't bad - apart of some beer with friends when i was a teenager I was rather staying away from trouble.

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

Nope. My parents considered such things shallow and unnecessary - but they've gave me quite a lot of money when i was an adult and they considered this more valuable.

ThrowawayHomesch · 2023-11-29T00:45:56+00:00

1) Yes I talk to her a lot about my personal life and problems. I don't really do any activities with her, but I care a lot about her and want her to stay healthy and happy.

2) She basically does all of the housework including everything you listed, unless she was sick. Me and my dad would take care of things outside the house, like yard work, home improvement, etc.

3) I wouldn't share it with either of my parents. But sometimes if I am frustrated with something I'll vent to my mom.

4) Not very good. She was always usually disappointed in me no matter what I did.

5) Again not very good. A lot of the times she would overreact if I did something wrong (like I accidentallly locked us out of teh house once and she cut my face with her key).

6) Not really. My dad has done a few special things with me but my mom never did.

SecondEldenLord · 2023-11-29T00:53:39+00:00

Very close to my mom even now, we live together because she has no one, I have no one and we both live in a foreign country, so it makes sense to live together to help each other, especially financially.

She still does that for me and I do those things to her too. We are basically like roomates, helping each other out and splitting tasks and chosres, but when it comes to heavy lifting and techy stuff, I am doing that mostly.

I usually don't share everything with her, especially about women cause she doesn't understand, she is still stuck in her old ways.

She treats me really good spoils me even in those times and tells me many times how much she loves me

She was yelling at me, even grabbing the slipper sometimes.

She never used to understand my gaming hobby, but not for too long, she started to understand that gaming is not just a childs thing, it's still a hobby like any other hobby, like fishing, football and all sorts, and she tries to understand my hobby sometimes, watching me play and asking me stuff about gaming.

abaxeron · 2023-11-29T09:32:12+00:00

She had a huge problem with alcohol that she never admitted to herself or others. Sometimes I did help around with chores, sometimes I didn't. In both cases, things always ended in a baseless scandal. An important lesson to stop taking people seriously, I guess. Generally, I can divide my life with parents into two categories of small time chunks. Type 1: everyone's screaming at each other. Type 2: everyone's waiting when the screaming starts. I got shouted at for underperforming in school or having complaints about my behavior. I got shouted at for getting mugged, for being bullied, and for getting upset and crying. I got laughed at for saying that I investigate a curious college option. Much later, during my postgrad years, she accused me of great fault and misbehavior of developing a mental illness and not considering her feelings in the process.

She's now in her 60s, and we had some degree of reconciliation. I still don't allow her to be around my child without supervision.

Finding_Myway · 2023-11-29T11:29:12+00:00

I'm close with my mother, I do activities with her and let her know whats going on in my life (maybe a chat or get together every month or so) but I do not share my problems with her.

My mother is a traditional woman and did the majority of these chores, she is still an amazing cook and the house always looks spotless.

I did not share my problems with either of my parents once I got past my teenage years.

She would tell me the usual stuff I'd imagine that other children heard which was I'm proud of you.

She just kind of ignored it and left the disciplinary actions to my father.

Yes, she taught me how to cook various dishes from various cultures and also how to sew, first aid and social dynamics when I was completely ignorant of them at a young age.

noise__floor · 2023-11-29T14:09:47+00:00

Not very close and I would see a normal amount of menial labor. I guess I am more inclined to share issues with my dad because I wouldn’t expect women to understand male issues. It was honestly a pretty normal unremarkable relationship growing up

Unique-Afternoon6316 · 2023-11-29T16:55:24+00:00

Terrible- she was physically abusive until I was 11 or 12 years old, and emotionally neglectful while always holding her power over my head my entire childhood.

My mother continued to cook for the household, but I did all other chores myself(cleaning my room/clothes/bathroom.) I never had a car, so if I wanted to go somewhere she or my father would have to take me, which is why I did not ask for those things very often.

I still do not trust my trust my mother with my emotions- she’s useless for it, and so is my father. I keep these sort of things bottled up.

I would get a ‘good job’ mostly in academics when I was exceptional. I still have nightmares from how I was treated and neglected during times of bad behavior or bad grades- I never really acted out as a child, so it was mostly the grades.

As for doing anything special? No. I pushed her out of my life for the reasons above, so she doesn’t know anything about me that isn’t plainly obvious- we’ve talked about it before. Since I’ve moved out we have had a much better relationship, but I mostly regard her as an acquaintance rather than a parent.

TheGreatBeefSupreme · 2023-11-29T18:24:18+00:00

Are or were you close with her (talk to her about your life, your problems, did activities together)?

Yes.

How much menial labor did your mother perform for you past the age at which you needed her to do it (cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, shopping chores, etc.). Obviously I'm not talking about a mother feeding her 2 year old.

She tried to do more than I allowed her. I grew up, but she’s still mom.

If you were upset by something in life (whatever it is whether it be work, school, girls, friends, or something else) did you share it with her or your father or both?

It depends. I’ve always played my emotional cards close to my chest. There are some parts of me no one has access to.

How did your mother treat you when you were being good or exceptional?

She tends to interpret mild success as something greater than it is.

How did your mother treat you when you were being bad or rotten?

She never had much of a problem with me. I was a good kid and never really got in trouble.

Did your mother do anything special with you or teach/show you anything special or memorable?

All the time, with diminishing frequency as I got older (which is healthy and expected).

Title	What was your relationship with your mother like?
Author	MistyMaisel
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Date	November 28, 2023 6:33 PM UTC (2 years ago)
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